Bridle-bit.



No. 890,419. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

B. W. FORREST.

'BRIDLE BIT. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 190B.

wassas I B M7 662? BEDFORD W. FORREST, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

BRID LE -BIT Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Application filed January 22, 1908. Serial No. 4=12,202.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, BEDFORDW. FORREST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bridle-Bits; andl do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyl ing drawings, and to letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bridle bits, the object of the invention being to produce a simple and effi i cient device of this nature which may be eff ectual in holding and managing vicious horses, and comprises various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which1- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bit. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the side plates, and Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the movable bar positioned in an offset of the side plates of the bar, whereby a i grip may be secured upon the lower jaw of j the animal.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A and A designate the two similarly constructed plates, which are preferably curved as shown, and in the lower end of each of said plates is formed an open ing B for the reception of a rein to be connected therewith, and C designates openings at the upper ends of the plates for the reception of strips whereby the bit may be fastened to the bridle. Each of said plates has a curved slot D formed therein and adjacent to the upper ends of said slots a mouth bar or bit E is riveted or otherwise securely fastened to the two plates holding the same spaced apart. Each of said slots D has an offset D near its center, each oflset having its inner end widened as at D K designates a movable bar, the ends of which are mounted to have a play in the two curved slots D in said plates and said movable bar is held in place by means of nuts i mounted upon the threaded ends thereof and is of such a diameter as to freely pass through the offset D as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, when it is desired to cause a gripping action between the mouth bit E and the bar K adapted to grip the under jaw of the animal.

If it is desired to increase the grip between the mouth bit and said bar, the latter may be raised up at different locations within the elongated curved justed position by tightening the nuts upon the end of said bar. It will also be noted that said bar which is curved may be partially rotated and held with its curved portion in different planes accordingly as it might be desired to cause the bar to grip the jaw bone. For instance, ifit is desired to get a moderately light grip upon the jaw, the concaved portion of the bar is turned so as to conform to the curvature of the jaw and afterward held in such adjusted position by means of the nuts.

In operation, when the bit is utilized upon an animal which is easily governed by the bit, the loose bar may rest in the elongated slots, the device being utilized as an ordinary single bit, but, when it is desired to utilize the hit upon the mouth of a vicious animal difficult to govern, the loose bar is thrown into the oflset and affords means whereby the loose bar may operate with the fixed mouth bit and grip the under edge of the lower jaw of the animal, thereby affording a vise-like hold which will at once subdue the animal and hold it under control, this being made possible by a child without exerting any unnecessary strength.

What I claim to be new is A bridle bit comprising side plates having elongated curved slots therein, a mouth bit fixed to said plates holding the same spaced apart, each of said slots having an offset, a movable bar mounted in said slots and adapted to be thrown into said offset, whereby the under side of. the lower jaw of an animal may be gripped thereby, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BEDFORD WV. FORREST.

Witnesses:

E. F. VVAsH, Z. T. FLowERsslots and held in an ad-. 

